Public holidays in Ecuador
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The national public holidays in Ecuador include:{{cite web|url=http://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/politica/2/ley-de-feriados-ira-manana-a-segundo-debate-en-la-asamblea-nacional|title=Nueva Ley de Feriados|last=|first=|date=13 December 2016|website=eltelegrafo.com.ec/|publisher=|access-date=13 December 2016}}
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| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1
(Fixed) | Año Nuevo | ||
| February - March
(Floating) |Carnaval |Date (Monday & Tuesday) varies per liturgical calendar | |||
| March–April
(Floating) | Viernes Santo | Date varies per liturgical calendar | |
| May 1
(Floating) | Día del Trabajo | ||
| May 24
(Floating) | Battle of Pichincha (1822) | Batalla de Pichincha | ||
| August 10
(Fixed) | Primer Grito de Independencia | ||
| October 9
(Floating) | Independence of Guayaquil (1820) | Independencia de Guayaquil | ||
| November 2
(Fixed) | Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos | ||
| November 3
(Fixed) | Independence of Cuenca (1820) | Independencia de Cuenca | ||
| December 6
(Fixed) | Foundation of Quito (1534) | Fundación de Quito | ||
| December 25
(Fixed) | Día de Navidad |
The anniversary of the annexation of the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin's birthday are also celebrated on February 12 as Galapagos Day{{sfnp|Moore|2021|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=rwsVEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA174 174]}} ({{lang|es|dia de la Provincia}} or {{lang|es|dia de la Provincia de Galápagos}}). This is sometimes described on the mainland as Amazon and Galapagos Day or Orient Day ({{lang|es|dia del Oriente}}), as the discovery of the headwaters of the Amazon River by Francisco de Orellana in 1542 is also recorded occurring on the same day.{{citation |contribution-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Amazon+%26+Galapagos+Day |contribution=Amazon & Galapagos Day |title=Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary |edition=4th |date=2010 }}.
References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_holidays_in_Ecuador&action=edit§ion=2
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- {{citation |last=Moore |first=Randy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwsVEAAAQBAJ |title=Galápagos: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture |date=2021 |publisher=ABC-Clio |location=Santa Barbara }}.
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